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Integrative Activities

Program Information

Popular name

(OIA)

Program Number

47.083

Sub-agency

N/A

Program objective

Enhance the competitiveness of the Nation’s research through activities that build capacity for science and engineering and broaden participation in research and education and develops critical infrastructure for the nation's STEM enterprise. The program is intended to incubate new ideas and communities, support innovation in research and NSF’s own processes, and to promote integration across research and education domains. Support is provided to develop human and infrastructure capacity critical to the U.S. science and engineering enterprise; to catalyze new cross-cutting programs; to expand NSF’s capability to gather and use evidence about the progress and impacts of its programs; for prestigious honorary award programs and professional internships for aspiring scientists and engineers; and for policy and programmatic analysis for the NSF Director, Deputy Director, and Chief Operating Officer.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2020

    In Fiscal Year 2020, 463 proposals were received, and 153 awards were made.

  2. 2021

    In Fiscal Year 2021, 463 proposals were received, and 153 awards were made.

  3. 2022

    In Fiscal Year 2022, 265 proposals were received, and 73 awards were made.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

NSF Website: www.nsf.gov; 48 CFR Chapter 25; 45 CFR Chapter VI; Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub summ.jsp?ods key=pappg).

  1. National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.

Program details

Categories & sub-categories

Science and Technology

Program types

Eligible beneficiaries

  • Federal
  • Local
  • Private nonprofit institution/organization
  • Public nonprofit institution/organization
  • Sponsored organization
  • State

Additional resources